The Late Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa, also known as Mahagandhayon Sayadaw, devoted his life to teaching Buddhist studies (pariyatti) to many hundreds of monks. In Myanmar the fame of his monastery is perhaps comparable to that of Oxford University in England, and many young monks wish to go there to study. He followed the vinaya very strictly, and worked tirelessly for the preservation of the sasana.

"I am not striving for my own benefit. I am trying to maintain the noble attributes of the Buddha's teachings that tradition has established so that the dispensation may continue to prevail."